Shabtabnews In this dark night, I have lost my way – Arise from a corner, oh you the star of guidance.

Iranwire – An Iranian news outlet affiliated with the Supreme National Security Council has confirmed a US media report that indirect negotiations under way between the United States and Iran on a possible prisoner swap. “With Washington’s request and Tehran’s agreement, indirect and productive negotiations have been conducted, but the finalization of the negotiated agreements requires their honesty and non-politicization,” …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The US Congress urgently needs to pass legislation introduced by the Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that will “prohibit the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that prohibit cooperation on Iran’s nuclear program.” It is stunning that the Biden Administration is offering Iran’s mullahs sanction waivers for their nuclear program while the Iranian regime is openly getting closer to …

Al-Monitor – At least one Iranian drone targeted an Israeli-linked commercial shipping tanker in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 10, causing minor damage, a US military official familiar with the incident confirmed to Al-Monitor on Friday. The official said the United States believes Iran was behind the attack due to the drone’s point of origin and tracking data, but did not specify …

Al-Arabia – Iran is the “common enemy” of Ukraine and Israel, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Kyiv on Thursday, according to Israeli media. “We talked about deepening cooperation with Ukraine in the face of the Iranian threat in the international arena,” the Jerusalem Post quoted Cohen as telling Israeli reporters in …

Iranwire – Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has reiterated his call for a referendum to determine under which political system Iranians want to live. Molavi Abdolhamid, the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, issued the call in his sermon on February 17, as anti-government protesters defied increased security measures to return to the streets of the southeastern restive city. Large crowds …